Child mortality vs population growth in Ireland

Ireland: Child mortality vs population growth was 0.3409 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3409
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
144th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 1980
All-time low
0.3409
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Child mortality vs population growth in Ireland, 1950–2023

0.40.60.811.2195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.3409 for child mortality vs population growth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Ireland peaked at 1.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3409, in 2023.

That places Ireland 144th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.9811 0.867 1.13 10
1960s 1 0.9004 1.09 10
1970s 1.11 1.05 1.18 10
1980s 0.9108 0.5909 1.2 10
1990s 0.5517 0.4612 0.6291 10
2000s 0.8396 0.61 1.06 10
2010s 0.8056 0.5773 1.05 10
2020s 0.4159 0.3409 0.4887 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 141 Luxembourg 0.3464 compare
  2. 142 Falkland Islands 0.3463 compare
  3. 143 Singapore 0.341 compare
  4. 145 Argentina 0.3396 compare
  5. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3337 compare
  6. 147 North Korea 0.3263 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More health data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs population growth in Ireland?
Child mortality vs population growth in Ireland was 0.3409 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1980.
What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3409 in 2023.
How does Ireland rank for child mortality vs population growth?
Ireland ranks 144th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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